Coordinates: 33°00′07″S 27°40′01″E / 33.002°S 27.667°E / -33.002; 27.667

Fort Pato Nature Reserve

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Fort Pato Nature Reserve
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TypeNature Reserve
Nearest cityEast London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Coordinates33°00′07″S 27°40′01″E / 33.002°S 27.667°E / -33.002; 27.667
Area673.35 ha
Established6 July 1973
Administered byEastern Cape Parks

The Fort Pato Nature Reserve is one of two inland forest reserves in the greater East London Coast Nature Reserve, located in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.[1] The reserve lies on the southern bank of the Buffalo River next to the Bridle Drift Dam Nature Reserve and down to the R346.[2]

History

This 673.35-hectare (1,663.9-acre)[2] reserve was created in 1973 for the conservation of the region's fauna and flora.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "FOREST NATURE RESERVE - Gazetted name: Fort Pato Nature Reserve" (PDF).
  2. ^ a b "Protected Areas Register". dffeportal.environment.gov.za. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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